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That's 1.44 metric tons of CO2 emission. A Tesla may not be as practical, but it extends the longevity of our planet for damn sure. [EDIT] I used this website

That's 1.44 metric tons of CO2 emission. A Tesla may not be as practical, but it extends the longevity of our planet for damn sure. [EDIT] I used this website to calculate http://calculator.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx?tab=4 http://calculator.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx?tab=4

toomuchtodo 13y ago
I offset the carbon emissions through Terrapass (http://www.terrapass.com/ http://www.terrapass.com/). It's not perfect, I know, but I can't afford a Tesla at the moment without liquidating my TSLA stock. Total cost to offset ~2 metric tons of CO2: ~$20 (http://www.terrapass.com/shop/ http://www.terrapass.com/shop/)
- oinksoft 13y ago
  That's an interesting service, it makes me wonder what other indulgence-style businesses could exist for wealthy people ... +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Name | Qty. | Price | +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Littering | 1 | $6.95 | +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Water lawn in drought | 1 | $34.95 | +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Let's do this mega-trip | 1 | $19.95 | | in a sports car! And | | | | drive really fast too! | | | +--------------------------+------+--------+ Guilt is so 2006.
  - toomuchtodo 13y ago
    Since when are services built on sound science "indulgence-style"? It wasn't like I drove to Florida on a vacation; I was taking care of a family member. I'm not supposed to go because I'm releasing ~2 tons of carbon? Bah.
    - oinksoft 13y ago
      There's nothing wrong with driving far distances, it's just that money negating pollution is silly to me, as incongruent as a tithe forgiving sins. You can't just wring automobile emissions out of the sky, and a donation doesn't change the fact that the extra car on the road causes other cars to slow, producing more emissions, increasing demand for road infrastructure and such.
  - cmelbye 13y ago
    Doesn't that already exist? Where I live, there's a fine for all three of those things.
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toomuchtodo 13y ago

I offset the carbon emissions through Terrapass (http://www.terrapass.com/ http://www.terrapass.com/). It's not perfect, I know, but I can't afford a Tesla at the moment without liquidating my TSLA stock. Total cost to offset ~2 metric tons of CO2: ~$20 (http://www.terrapass.com/shop/ http://www.terrapass.com/shop/)

oinksoft 13y ago
That's an interesting service, it makes me wonder what other indulgence-style businesses could exist for wealthy people ... +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Name | Qty. | Price | +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Littering | 1 | $6.95 | +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Water lawn in drought | 1 | $34.95 | +--------------------------+------+--------+ | Let's do this mega-trip | 1 | $19.95 | | in a sports car! And | | | | drive really fast too! | | | +--------------------------+------+--------+ Guilt is so 2006.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  Since when are services built on sound science "indulgence-style"? It wasn't like I drove to Florida on a vacation; I was taking care of a family member. I'm not supposed to go because I'm releasing ~2 tons of carbon? Bah.
  - oinksoft 13y ago
    There's nothing wrong with driving far distances, it's just that money negating pollution is silly to me, as incongruent as a tithe forgiving sins. You can't just wring automobile emissions out of the sky, and a donation doesn't change the fact that the extra car on the road causes other cars to slow, producing more emissions, increasing demand for road infrastructure and such.
- cmelbye 13y ago
  Doesn't that already exist? Where I live, there's a fine for all three of those things.
  - deleted 13y ago
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